Samsung Galaxy A52 is the latest addition to the company’s popular A-series. With the tagline ‘Awesome for Everyone’, the company is trying to target the new A family to all age groups. The youngsters get a high refresh rate display and a decent processor, whereas the more mature audience gets a bigger battery and good cameras.
At a starting price of Rs. 26,499, does the Samsung Galaxy A52 offer enough? Let’s find out in this review:
Samsung Galaxy A52 Review: Specifications
Samsung Galaxy A52 sports a 6.5-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor paired with up to 8GB of RAM. It packs in 128GB of onboard storage, which is further expandable using a microSD card. The smartphone runs on One UI 3.1 based on Google’s Android 11 operating system. All of this is powered by a 4,500mAh battery.
On the optics front, the Samsung Galaxy A52 features a quad-camera setup at the back consisting of a 64-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 5-megapixel macro lens and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. For selfies, the phone comes with a 32-megapixel shooter upfront that lies inside the punch hole.
Samsung Galaxy A52 Review: Design and Display
Samsung has designed the Galaxy A52 as a funky smartphone made for the millennials. The handset comes in four different colour options. While the Black and White colour variants look quite subtle, the Blue and Violet ones manage to stand out. Unlike the Galaxy A51, this one does not get any colour shifting or any special effect. Instead, it just flaunts its pastel colour on the back.
A drawback that I felt with the new design was that the back now feels more flimsy. One can literally feel the back panel going inwards by pressing in the middle area. The company could have worked on offering a better experience here considering the phone is priced well over the Rs. 20,000 mark.
Also, both the back panel as well as the frame of the smartphone are made out of plastic. That is not necessarily a bad thing as this helps in bringing the weight of the phone down. The Galaxy A52 does feel quite lightweight in hand.
However, if you are looking for a smartphone to play graphic-intensive games, you might wanna lean over to something like the OnePlus Nord or the Realme X7 Pro 5G.
Coming to the user interface, Samsung has matured a lot. With the new Android 11 based OneUI 3.1, the company offers a plethora of features along with plenty of customisation options while keeping performance in check. The animations feel quick enough and the overall experience feels a lot smoother when compared to the OneUI 2.5. Also, the cherry on top here is that the company has promised 3 major OS updates and 4 years of security patches for the Galaxy A52.
Samsung Galaxy A52 Review: Camera
This time around, Samsung opted for a higher-res 64MP primary camera sensor at the back. For reference, the phone’s predecessor Galaxy A51 came with a 48MP unit. Along with the new primary camera, the company has placed a 12MP ultrawide lens, a 5MP macro lens and a 5MP depth sensor. Upfront, there is a 32MP selfie snapper.
